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Friskies Awards Best Cat Video

“The Friskies” award for best Internet cat video of
2012, as judged by consumer voters and official judges, went to a playful blind cat.

The winners were
announced and the “Catuettes” and prizes were awarded at an awards show in Hollywood last week.

After months of searching and thousands of votes and views, Friskies named "Oskar's
First Toys" starring Oskar of Omaha, Neb. the first-ever winner of "The Friskies." The Grand Prize winnings include an official Friskies Catuette, a $15,000 cash prize, and a year's supply of Friskies
brand cat food.

The first-ever "The Friskies" awards show was like the Oscars for cat videos. The show was streamed live from Los Angeles on TheFriskies.com
and The Pet Collective. While major awards and gold-plated trophies were presented and accepted, the similarities to major film, TV and music award shows ended there. Guests donned their "Friskies
formal" wear, sampled cat-themed cupcakes, received gift bags for their cats, and enjoyed an amazing array of cat-themed entertainment during the show.

YouTube show host Michael Buckley acted
as master of ceremonies and presented the awards, including a special Lifetime Achievement award to Will Braden, creator of Henri, Le Chat Noir, for his enduring contributions to the art form.

Other highlights included a meowing a cappella singing group performing familiar favorites, and a dance tribute to the popular Internet meme Nyan cat. Other special guests included TV personality
and musician John Fulton and YouTube personality Cara Hartmann; contest judges Wayne White and Karen Nichols; and representatives from two of the participating 25 cat charity organizations that will
receive donations of Friskies cat food as part of the Contest.

In addition to voting for their favorites to win "The Friskies," online viewers made it possible
for Friskies to donate a grand total of 250,000 cans of cat food to cat rescue organizations nationwide. Based on the numbers of entries, views and votes, 25 cat charity organizations will each
receive 10,000 cans of Friskies cat food this year.